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NAR offers The REALTOR® Collective cohort opportunity for members
NAR is providing an opportunity for members take their business to the next level with The REALTOR® Collective. Starting on March 5 and March 6, there are two 6-week cohorts that will provide an invaluable opportunity to enhance critical skills needed to thrive in today’s competitive market, including mastering the art of building trust with clients and communicating their value as a REALTOR®. Members can lock in the exclusive introductory price of $799—an incredible value for this expert-led program.A 2024 housing market overview: buyer and seller activity higher than 2023 despite affordability headwinds
Home sales increased in 2024, according to new annual reports issued by Minnesota Realtors® (MNR), Minneapolis Area REALTORS® (MAR) and the St. Paul Area Association of REALTORS® (SPAAR), which provided a joint annual overview.Scholarships now open! Children and grandchildren of SPAAR members are eligible
The 2025 REALTORS® Charitable Foundation scholarship program is now accepting applications.News
Take part in SPAAR’s Mental Wellness session on March 19
Led by SPAAR members for SPAAR members, the Mental Wellness sessions were created to be a way for Realtors® to come together.
Scholarships now open! Children and grandchildren of SPAAR members are eligible
The 2025 REALTORS® Charitable Foundation scholarship program is now accepting applications.SPAAR In The Media
Annual news conference tells housing story in Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota
SPAAR held its annual housing market news conference in conjunction with Minneapolis Area REALTORS® and Minnesota Realtors® on January 28 at the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
SPAAR in the News
Local news featured Amy Peterson, 2024 President of the Saint Paul Area Association of REALTORS®, sharing about the 2023 housing market.
Homes for sale down in Twin Cities, up slightly statewide
Minneapolis Area Realtors and the St. Paul Area Association of Realtors also put out a report on the Twin Cities regional market. While new listings throughout the state were up, new listings in the Twin Cities declined 1.1% in October, although the report notes that this is the lowest decline since May 2022.Advocacy News
Sign up for SPAAR’s housing-focused book club
SPAAR’s Housing Affordability Task Force is hosting another book club and, starting later in February, participants will read Voices of Rondo: Oral Histories of Saint Paul’s Historic Black Community. In Voices of Rondo.
SPAAR members attended MetroNorth legislative reception
SPAAR members had the opportunity to attend the MetroNorth Chamber Legislative Reception event on Friday, January 31.
Realtor® Champion of the Month: Jerry Koch, Coon Rapids Mayor
Realtor® Champion of the Month: Jerry Koch, Coon Rapids MayorCommunity
Scholarships now open! Children and grandchildren of SPAAR members are eligible
The 2025 REALTORS® Charitable Foundation scholarship program is now accepting applications.
REALTORS® Charitable Foundation welcomes guests
REALTORS® Charitable Foundation is always looking for opportunities to build better communities. To do this, the Foundation supports and partners with organizations that help to better the communities where members and their clients live, work and play.
SPAAR members showed their Realtor® spirit in the Grande Day Parade
More than 50 SPAAR members, staff members, families and friends took part in the Saint Paul Winter Carnival’s King Boreas Grande Day Parade on January 25, bundling up to brave the cold and share their Realtor® spirit with the parade attendees.Housing Market Press Releases
Annual news conference tells housing story in Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota
SPAAR held its annual housing market news conference in conjunction with Minneapolis Area REALTORS® and Minnesota Realtors® on January 28 at the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
A 2024 housing market overview: buyer and seller activity higher than 2023 despite affordability headwinds
Home sales increased in 2024, according to new annual reports issued by Minnesota Realtors® (MNR), Minneapolis Area REALTORS® (MAR) and the St. Paul Area Association of REALTORS® (SPAAR), which provided a joint annual overview.